There would always be a segment of taxpayers who would find it difficult to completely fulfill the compliance requirement of tax laws, may be due to their small size or nature of their operations. From the tax collector view-point also, the cost of collecting tax from such tax payers is far more in percentage terms than the tax collected from them but this argument cannot be used to exempt them from payment of tax. To meet this dual objective of simplicity for tax collector and tax payer, a scheme called Composition Scheme is offered to taxpayer, by which the taxpayers are given the option to pay an amount calculated on some parameter in lieu of tax calculated based on complex calculations expected by that law. In the GST law also, the composition schemes will be offered to certain set of taxpayers.

Below information/ detail is based on The Central Goods & Service tax Act, 2017 and Final Composition Rule as on 1st June, 2017.

Let us understand this topic in details:

AGGREGATE TURNOVER:

“aggregate turnover” means the aggregate value of all taxable supplies (excluding the value of inward supplies on which tax is payable by a person on reverse charge basis), exempt supplies, exports of goods or services or both and inter-State supplies of persons having the same Permanent Account Number, to be computed on all India basis but excludes central tax, State tax, Union territory tax, integrated tax and cess;

There is a certain amount of ambiguity as to whether the value of inward supplies would form part of ‘aggregate turnover’ since the definition covers all taxable supplies and excludes only inward supplies to the extent liable to tax under reverse charge mechanism.

In our view aggregate turnover under GST is calculated as follows:

Sr. No.

Particulars

Treatment

1.

Outward Taxable Supplies

Included

2.

Outward supplies in case tax is payable under reverse charge basis by the recipient

Not Included

3.

Exempt Supplies (Nil rated, Wholly exempt or Non taxable)

Included

4.

Export of Goods or Service

Included

5.

Interstate Supplies

Included

6.

Central Tax, State Tax, Union Territory Tax, Integrated tax, Cess

Not Included

7.

Inward Supplies including inwards supplies on which tax is payable under reverse charge basis by the recipient.

Not Included

PERSON ELIGIBLE TO PAY TAX UNDER COMPOSITION SCHEME

Only registered person whose ‘aggregate turnover’ (aggregate of turnover in all States having same PAN) does not exceed Rs. 50.00 lakhs in the preceding financial year will be eligible to opt for payment of tax under the composition scheme.

RATE OF TAX

The rate of tax under composition scheme would be as under:

Categories of registered person

Central

Rate

State / UTGST Rate

Total

Rate

Manufacturer other than goods notified

1.00%

1.00%

2.00%

Other Supplier like agent, Traders

0.50%

0.50%

1.00%

Composite supply of food or any other article for human consumption or any drink (other than alcoholic liquor for human consumption) Example: Restaurants, Eating Joints, Mess, Canteens, Outdoor Caterer, etc

2.50%

2.50%

5.00%

Service Provider

NA

NA

NA

Note:-A taxable person opting for composition scheme will be required to pay tax on supplies taxable under RCM [Section 9(3) & Section 9(4)] at regular rates and not the composition rate.

Tax under composition is calculated by above rate on ‘turnover in state or turnover in union territory’ which means:

Sr. No.

Particulars

Treatment

1.

Taxable Supplies

Yes

2.

Exempt Supplies (Nil rated, Wholly exempt or Non taxable)

Yes

3.

Export of Goods or Service

Yes

PERSON NOT ELIGIBLE TO PAY TAX UNDER COMPOSITION SCHEME

– Supplier making inter-state outward supplies of goods.

– Supplier engaged in making supply of goods through Electronic Commerce Operator (it appears to be against the vision of Digital India)

– Manufacturer of such goods as may be notified by the Government

– Casual taxable person or a non-resident taxable person

– Supplier of services other than discuss in above table i.e. food/restaurants service

– Supply of goods which are not leviable to tax under this act

CONDITIONS FOR OPTING TO PAY TAX UNDER COMPOSITION SCHEME

– Composition dealer shall not collect any tax from the recipient on supplies made by him.

– Composition dealer shall not be entitled to any credit of input tax paid on his inward supplies.

CONTENT OF BILL OF SUPPLY

If a registered taxable person supplying Exempted goods/services or paying tax under composition scheme (sec-10), then the supplier shall issue bill of supply instead of Tax Invoice which shall contains the following details:

Particulars

Check

Name, Address & GSTIN of the supplier

Y

A consecutive serial number, can be in one or more multiple series but unique for a FY (NOT EXCEEDING SIXTEEN CHARACTER)

Y

Date of its issue

Y

Name, Address & GSTIN/UIN of the recipient

Y

HSN Code or SAC

Y

Description of goods or service

Y

Total Value

Y

Discount or Abatement

Y

Taxable Value

Y

Signature or digital signature of supplier or his authorised representatives

Y

COMPOSITION SCHEME IS AN OPTION

The taxable person should make an application exercising his option to pay tax under this scheme. There are three possibilities in which such option can be exercised:

– A registered person shall be entitle to take credit of eligible duties* in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock on the appointed day. (Not on Capital Goods)

– Every registered person shall submit an application within 60 days from the appointed day in Form GST TRAN-1 shall specify separately the amount of tax or duty to the credit said person shall be entitled and shall also specify separately details of stocks held on the appointed day

– The registered person shall subject to following condition is eligible to avail the above credit:-

Such inputs or goods are used or intended to be used for making taxable supplies under this Act

– A registered person is not eligible to be carried forward input tax credit carried forward in the return.

– File an intimation in Form GSTCMP-01 to opt for composition scheme, prior to appointed day but not later than 30 days after the appointed day.

– Where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply for supplies made after the said day.

– There is no specific provision in GST law requiring the tax payer to pay/debit any tax credit (Excise, CVD, SAD, additional excise duty under central law and VAT under state laws, etc.) involved in inputs, inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods as on the appointed date.

Conditions:- The goods held in stock by him on the appointed day should have not been include

– purchased in the course of inter-State trade or commerce (Not exports) or

– imported from a place outside India or

– received from his branch situated outside the State or

– received from his agent or principal outside the State

– The goods held in the stock on the appointed by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9 (Clarification would be come in this matter)

DETAILS TO BE FURNISHED IN FORM CMP-03 WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM THE APPOINTED DAY BY THE PERSON WHO OPTS FOR COMPOSITION SCHEME AT THE TIME OF MIGRATION

– Stock of purchases made from registered person under the existing law

Sr. No.

GSTIN

Name of the supplier

Bill/ Invoice No.

Date

Value of Stock

VAT

Central Excise

Service Tax

Total

1.

2.

3.

Total

– Stock of purchases made from unregistered person under the existing law

– He shall pay an amount equivalent to the credit of input tax in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi- finished or finished goods held in stock by way of debit in electronic credit ledger or electronic cash ledger.

– On capital goods as reduced by such percentage as may be prescribed.

– On the day immediately preceding the date of exercising composition option

– Any balance lying after payment of such amount shall be lapse.

– Furnish a statement in FORM GST ITC-3 within sixty days from the commencement of the relevant financial year.

REVERSAL OF INPUT TAX CREDIT (DETAILS IN FORM GST ITC-03)

For inputs lying in stock, and inputs contained in semi-finished and finished goods lying in stock

– The ITC shall be calculated proportionately on the basis of corresponding invoices on which credit has been availed by the registered taxable person on such inputs

For capital goods lying in stock

– The input tax credit involved in the remaining residual life in months shall be computed on pro- rata basis taking the residual life as five years;

Illustration

Capital goods have been in use for 4 years, 6 month and 15 days.

The residual remaining life in months= 5 months ignoring a part of the month

– The amount determined above shall form part of the output tax liability of the registered person and the details of the amount shall be furnished in FORM GST ITC-03

– The amount shall be determined separately for input tax credit of IGST and CGST.

– Where the tax invoices related to the inputs lying in stock are not available, the registered person shall estimate the amount based on the prevailing market price of goods on the effective date of occurrence of any of the events i.e opt for composition scheme & taxable supply becomes wholly exempt as the case may be.

– The registered person opt for composition scheme may not file a fresh intimation every year and he may continue to pay tax under scheme & scheme remains valid so long as he satisfies all the conditions mentioned in the acts and rules.

SUO MOTTO BY DEALER

– The registered person who is not eligible to continue under composition scheme shall file an intimation of withdrawal in FORM GST CMP-04 within 7 days of occurrence of such event rendering him ineligible to continue under composition scheme and shall issue tax invoice for every supply made

– The registered person who intends to withdraw from the composition scheme shall, before the date of such withdrawal, file an application in FORM GST CMP-04.

BY PROPER OFFICER

– Where the proper officer has reasons to believe that the registered person was not eligible to pay tax under composition scheme or has contravened the provisions of the Act or these rules, he may issue a notice to such person in FORM GST CMP-05 to show cause as to why option to pay tax under composition scheme should not be denied.

– Registered person shall file reply in FORM GST CMP-06 within fifteen days of the receipt of such notice.

– Within thirty days receipt of such reply, the proper officer shall issue an order in FORM GST CMP-07, either accepting the reply, or denying the option to pay tax under composition scheme from the date of option or from the date of the event concerning such contravention, as the case may be.

– Dealer shall furnish a statement in FORM GST ITC-01 containing details of the stock of inputs and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock by him on the date on which the option is withdrawn or denied (as the case may be), within 30 days, from the date from which the option is withdrawn or from the date of order passed in FORM GST CMP-07, as the case may be.

– Any intimation or application for withdrawal or denial of the option to pay tax under composition scheme in respect of any place of business in any State or Union territory shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of business registered on the same PAN.

PENALTY PROVISIONS UNDER COMPOSITION SCHEME

– If officer has reason to believe that composition dealer has wrongly availed benefit of this scheme in addition to any tax payable under the provisions under the provisions of the act, be liable to penalty and the provisions of Section 73 or Section 74 apply for determination of tax & penalty

EXTRA POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR COMPOSITION SCHEME

– He shall mention the words “composition taxable person, not eligible to collect tax on supplies” at the top of the bill of supply issued by him.

– He shall mention the words “composition taxable person” on every notice or signboard displayed at a prominent place at his principal place of business and at every additional place or places of business.

– Composition scheme shall be effective only from the beginning of the financial year and cannot be opted in middle of the year, except for new registrations and migration cases. However Composition Scheme may be withdrawn in the middle of the year.

– Composition dealer cannot make exports of goods or services or both because composition dealer cannot make inter-state supplies

Composition Scheme V/s Normal Scheme under GST

Points

Composition Scheme

Normal Scheme

Return Periodicity

Quarterly Return (4 Return+1 Annual)

Monthly Return (36 Return+1 Annual)

Compliance

Low

High

Tax Liability

Fixed rate of tax on Supply

As per GST rates

Working Capital Requirement

Low

High as most of his working capital will be blocked as Input tax credit

Area of Business

Limited as Composition Dealer not allow to make inter-state supply

Wide

Input Tax Credit

No

Yes

SYNOPSIS OF FORMS RELATED TO COMPOSITION LEVY

Sr. No.

FORM

Particulars

1.

FORM GST CMP-1

(Migration)

Intimation for composition levy by a person; who has been granted provisional registration and who opts to pay tax under section 10 i.e. Composition Levy (prior to appointed day but not later than 30 days from the appointed day)

2.

FORM GST CMP-02

(Opt for composition scheme)

Intimation for composition levy by a registered person who opts to pay tax under section 10 i.e. Composition Levy

(prior to the commencement of the financial year for which option to pay tax under this scheme exercise)

3.

FORM GST CMP-03

(Migration)

Details of stock including the inward supply of goods received from unregistered persons to be provided by a person who has been granted provisional registration adopts pay tax under composition levy (Migration)

4.

FORM GST CMP-04

Application for withdrawal from the composition scheme when ceases to satisfy any of the condition of the composition scheme.

Application for withdrawal from the composition scheme who intends to withdraw from the composition scheme

5.

FORM GST CMP-05

Show Cause Notice for denying the option to pay tax under Composition levy by the officer (Reason to believe that not eligible to pay tax u/s 10 or contravened the provision of the Act or these rules)

6.

FORM GST CMP-06

Reply to Show Cause Notice

7.

FORM GST CMP-07

Order for accepting or denying the option to pay tax under Composition levy upon receipt of reply to SCN

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17 responses to “Get Simplified Composition Scheme under GST”

Hi i am into Jewellery manufacturing by means of job work only (where i take job work order from b2b customers & give it on job work to artisans staying in ny premises), can i get registered under composition scheme? Also what is the rate of total composition tax in this case?

hello! please explain about stock on 30.6.17, (after paying vat for goods sold till 30.6.17). do i just carry forward the stock? do i have to pay any further tax on it?eg.i will pay vat rs 20000. i have closing stock rs 80000. (i was registered dealer under vat. intra state dealings only.not online. <75 lakhs.composition scheme under GST.) thank you very much.

Sir, If a dealer exclusively deals in tax free goods before levy of GST & choose for composition scheme under GST regime then what is status of taxation of C.S whether he required to pay tax @ GST Slabs or @1%

Pl clarify that in case of Textile(cloth) Business, cloth was exempted goods in earlier law.(i.e. VAT) now taxable under GST. required to submitt stock details held as on 30/06/2017. if yes, in which format. if obtaining new registration under GST (Composition Scheme).

What is the value of supply for a secondhand goods dealer as per rules if he buys goods from registered dealer for 10 lakhs and sells for 12 lakhs. Assuming GST tax is 1% on composition gst what will be his tax liability? I think there is a different method for computation of value of supply for secondhand goods traders. I wanted to know if the rule can be applied even when the trader opts for composition gst scheme.

Sir, presently TURNOVER TAX DEALERS IN ANDHRA PRADESH choose the Composition scheme? If they choose composition scheme, they are eligible to purchase from out of state against payment of applicable tax to that state supplier OR manufacturer? Please clarify.

Hi,
What are the GST obligations of a petty retailer who requires to get his wares from different states. For example a petty retailer whose total annual turnover is about 12 lac but all the items that he deals with are sourced from cities/small towns of a couple different states.
How can he now transport his wares to his shop from different states as he is not required to be
GST registered.

I understand the inter state seller of goods has to be registered even he is within the threshold limit of 20 lac. But GST laws are not clear but the inter states buyer of goods especially when the buyer is a petty retailer.

Hi, Aggregate turnover includes​ all taxable supplies, exempt, exports, interstate supplies of having same PAN should not exceeded 50 lakhs, then they can sell in the state and export. If Rs50 lakhs crossed then composition scheme is not applicable.